Nonprofit Organizations

News about Nonprofit Organizations, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Dec. 7, 2014

Chuck Klosterman The Ethicist column answers questions about responsibility of taxpayers to provide Medicaid coverage for able-bodied young man, splitting discounts offered by nonprofit membership and whether siblings are morally obligated to carry out directive to cremate their sister when she dies. MORE

Nov. 22, 2014

Retiring column; intent of nonprofit Boomerang Giving, which has gone national, is to encourage older people in financial position to forgo their senior discounts to movies, transportation, restaurants and other outlets and donate savings to charities of their choice; group is only one of many ways seniors are finding to pool their money to give to charity. MORE

Nov. 6, 2014

Egyptian Pres Abdel Fattah el-Sisi appoints as security adviser Fayza Abul Naga, who in 2012 spearheaded criminal charges that nonprofit groups were acting as agents of American conspiracy to weaken and destabilize Egypt; analysts say Abul Naga’s return underscores Sisi government’s persistent disregard for its alliance with Washington, as well as darkly suspicious view of civil organizations. MORE

Oct. 26, 2014

Chuck Klosterman The Ethicist column answers questions about entering race in a younger age group and receiving advice from nonprofit organization to which one is ideologically opposed. MORE

Oct. 22, 2014

Study finds that private groups are raising more for public schools in wealthier communities, highlighting concerns about inequality. MORE

Oct. 16, 2014

McSweeney’s, imprint founded by the writer Dave Eggers, is officially becoming nonprofit organization. MORE

Oct. 8, 2014

Editorial highlights accidental Internet disclosure in September showing influx of corporate money into governors' offices around country via social welfare groups with purpose of raising secret political money; contends that there is no legal justification for any political party to have social welfare group; warns that whether money is secret or disclosed, both Democrats and Republicans are routinely selling access to nations governors and their staffs to those with most resources. MORE

Oct. 6, 2014

Op-Ed article by Prof Ray D Madoff warns funding for charities from private foundations has remained largely stagnant despite increased need following recession and cuts to government funding; observes some $600 billion is sitting warehoused in private foundations, majority of which contributes only the 5 percent annually needed to fill nonprofit requirement; proposes new, clearer incentives that would encourage private organizations to maximize their giving. MORE

Aug. 30, 2014

Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column; trustees of nonprofits generally face decisions that are just as difficult as those confronted by directors at for-profit companies; many sometimes lean on an outside investment consultant that advises the firm. MORE

Jul. 6, 2014

The Upshot; Robert J Shiller Economic View column contends that charities, in experimenting with corporate forms of organization, might well have much to gain; discusses concepts of benefit-corporation, which has features of a for-profit and nonprofit, and participation nonprofit, which sells shares instead of requesting donations. MORE

Jun. 14, 2014

Paul Sullivan Wealth Matters column; charity golf events staged by nonprofit organizations are increasingly becoming major part of season for wealthy golfers, and important for trustees that organize and help underwrite them them; competition to attract golfers is fierce, with big money at stake. MORE

May. 23, 2014

Internal Revenue Service says it has delayed and is revamping new rules to curb political activity by tax-exempt groups that were proposed after the agency was accused of targeting Tea Party groups; changes will not be in place for 2014 midterm elections. MORE

May. 7, 2014

Survey conducted by nonprofit group Transparify finds that both liberal and conservative think-tank organizations in Washington share poor records of disclosing their sources of financing; survey is part of push for transparency in institutions that help shape public policy. MORE

Apr. 20, 2014

Op-Ed article by entrepreneur and author Aaron Hurst reflects that desire on part of many people to volunteer at nonprofits underscores lack of purpose they experience in their jobs; contends that research has shown that taking steps to increase employees' sense of purpose and meaning will lead to greater job satisfaction. MORE

Mar. 18, 2014

Some colleges are offering fellowship programs aimed at helping older workers transition into professional and managerial jobs in nonprofit sector; such programs help fill growing number of nonprofit positions and allow participants to work toward jobs that help others. MORE

Mar. 16, 2014

Op-Ed article by author Jeremy Rifkin asserts that traditional capitalist model is becoming obsolete as market forces serve to reduce production costs, making many goods and services nearly free and no longer subject to market forces; anticipates future in which phenomenon, which began with information goods, will spread to material goods; says that nonprofits will become increasingly important in administering economy based on collaboration rather than capitalism. MORE

Mar. 9, 2014

Anna Bernasek Datapoints column cites study from the Urban Institute finding that number of nonprofits in the United States surged by 25 percent from 2001 to 2011, far outpacing the growth of for-profit businesses; notes that health care needs related to an aging population, along with the effects of the Great Recession, are two contributing factors. MORE

Feb. 19, 2014

Editorial holds that secret money has become the scourge of the political system and needs to be eliminated regardless of the inconvenience to nonprofit groups, whatever their ideology; urges the Internal Revenue Service to ignore the outcry from all partisan political groups over its modest crackdown on the abuse of the tax code and to proceed swiftly ahead. MORE

Feb. 15, 2014

Prominent New York City nonprofit theaters, faced with uneven ticket sales, budget deficits and rising costs, are increasing ticket prices to unprecedented levels; Roundabout Theater and the Public Theater are only two of many that have begun offering tickets above the $100 mark. MORE

Feb. 13, 2014

Both progressive and conservative advocacy groups are raising objections to new Internal Revenue Service rules proposed by Obama administration to rein in political activity by nonprofit organizations that are not required to disclose sources of their funding. MORE

Feb. 8, 2014

Shortcuts column on concerns that crowdfunding is having negative effect on nonprofits; notes that websites now allow people to ask for charitable support for their own causes, causing some to fear that such efforts will drain donations from established philanthropic organizations. MORE

Dec. 22, 2013

Phyllis Korkki Applied Science column asserts that Americans have internal and/or external reasons for behaving charitably, donating hundreds of billions of dollars to causes every year; points out that for many a nonprofit organization, new academic research into those motivations can be valuable. MORE

Dec. 17, 2013

Billions of dollars in tax breaks granted to nation’s nonprofit hospitals are being challenged by regulators and politicians as cities still reeling from the recession watch cash-rich medical centers expand. MORE

Dec. 4, 2013

United Cerebral Palsy of New York City is selling its Gramercy Park headquarters for $135 million and is following trend of nonprofits moving from owning a building to leasing space. MORE

Nov. 27, 2013

Obama administration moves to curb political activity by tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, with potentially major ramifications for some of biggest and most secretive spenders in American politics; new rules proposed by Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service would clarify both how IRS defines political activity and how much nonprofits are allowed to spend on it; move thrusts IRS into polarizing regulatory battle, with some Republicans saying it is attack on free speech. MORE

Nov. 21, 2013

Report commissioned by Bloomberg Philanthropies has found that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration attracted $1.4 billion in non-city financing for programs undertaken by the city with private help; large majority of that money was private, although some of it came from federal funds managed by nonprofit agencies. MORE

Nov. 11, 2013

Several ideas about using financial instruments and a for-profit approach in the world of nonprofits are now taking hold. MORE

Nov. 8, 2013

Some nonprofit groups, struggling with declining contributions, are exploring food franchise opportunities; they are working with several national fast-food chains to run franchises and use revenue from the outlets to support their social mission. MORE

Nov. 8, 2013

Members of 'giving circles' pool their money to make grants to local nonprofit groups, realizing that one hefty contribution can have an immediate influence in a community. MORE

Oct. 25, 2013

Center to Protect Patient Rights, Arizona-based secretive nonprofit group with ties to billionaire conservative businessmen Charles and David Koch, admits to improperly failing to disclose more than $15 million in contributions it funneled into state referendum battles in California; chronology of how political nonprofit groups skirt disclosure laws in state illustrated. MORE

Sep. 29, 2013

Nonprofit groups in New York City have been attracting a racially and economically diverse population to play lacrosse, sport long associated with elite prep schools. MORE

Aug. 21, 2013

Growing number of nonprofit organizations spanning the ideological spectrum are seeking exemption from New York State law that requires disclosure of donors of tax-exempt groups that lobby government; debate in Albany over which groups should be excluded from the law is quickly intensifying, echoing disputes over transparency versus privacy across the nation. MORE

Jul. 10, 2013

Russian prosecutors say that 215 nongovernmental organizations have violated contentious new Russian law that requires them to register as 'foreign agents' if they receive financing from overseas; many groups have defied law, saying it is redolent of cold war espionage. MORE

Jul. 10, 2013

O Aldon James Jr, embattled former head of National Arts Club, whose 25-year tenure was marked by charges of bullying, animal cruelty, compulsive hoarding and gross financial self-dealing, agrees to pay $950,000, ending lawsuit brought by New York State Atty Gen Eric T Schneiderman; James also agrees to move out of club’s residence tower, and never again serve as officer of a nonprofit organization in New York. MORE

May. 17, 2013

Floyd Norris High & Low Finance column explores byzantine tax laws that inform the Internal Revenue Service's decision to scrutinize Tea Party organizations that had claimed tax-exempt status; argues that political scandal will likely decrease incentive for IRS to pursue political groups that are flouting law to avoid disclosure of their donors. MORE

May. 14, 2013

Internal Revenue Service discloses that is had more closely scrutinized applications for tax-exempt status from conservative-sounding groups to insure they were not abusing limitations on political activity. MORE

May. 14, 2013

William F Boyland Jr, Brooklyn legislator who has already been charged with soliciting more than $250,000 in bribes and filing false travel vouchers to the State Assembly worth tens of thousands of dollars, is now facing a new charge; is accused of steering taxpayer money to a nonprofit agency and misusing it to pay for self-promotional swag. MORE

Apr. 11, 2013

Justice Margaret A Chan questions New York City's rationale for charging nonprofit group Bike New York $1 million to police its annual citywide bike tour; city contends that Five Boro Bike Tour, scheduled for May 5, should be considered noncharitable athletic parade and subject to traffic-control fees from Police Department under new city rules. MORE

Mar. 8, 2013

Plan by Gov Andrew M Cuomo to cut $120 million in financing for nonprofit organizations that serve people with developmental disabilities is emerging as a flash point in budget negotiations; Assembly’s Democratic majority will propose restoring the full $120 million that Cuomo is seeking to cut, while the State Senate’s majority coalition is also objecting to the reduction. MORE

Nov. 22, 2012

Human rights organizations' offices in Moscow are vandalized as new law requiring nonprofit groups that receive financing from outside of Russia to identify themselves as 'foreign agents' goes into effect; law is latest sign of suspicion toward West. MORE

Sep. 20, 2012

Ten of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies say they will form a nonprofit group to help accelerate drug development, starting with streamlining clinical trials. MORE

Aug. 2, 2012

Editorial welcomes Internal Revenue Service's decision to review 50-year-old rules governing the limits of political activity for social welfare nonprofits; notes IRS has promised a review of tax exemptions for such organizations after receiving complaints from watchdog groups that have been tracking the ballooning use of the 'social welfare' guise to finance classic hardball politics. MORE

Jul. 19, 2012

Russia’s upper house of Parliament moves to strengthen controls over the Internet and nonprofit organizations, prompting a warning from the United Nations human rights chief that the Kremlin is sliding back into Soviet ways; bills would allow the government to block Web sites deemed dangerous to children and require nonprofits to identify themselves as 'foreign agents' if they receive financing from outside Russia and are considered by the government to be engaged in political activities. MORE

Jul. 17, 2012

Republican filibuster stops Senate from formally debating bill that would require more public accounting of campaign money, but Democrats eager to force more transparency in spending by independent groups like the secretive Commission on Hope, Growth and Opportunity plan to keep pushing the legislation. MORE

Jul. 14, 2012

Russian lawmakers, in another clampdown of dissent, approve bill that would impose tougher registration and reporting requirements on nongovernmental organizations that receive financing from foreign governments or other donors abroad; human rights groups say law, which is expected to receive final approval, could be used to intimidate government critics and to impede progress toward democracy. MORE

Jul. 12, 2012

Editorial expresses outrage that the American Legislative Exchange Council retains its tax-exempt status despite the fact that it spends the bulk of its substantial resources lobbying for conservative causes; calls on the IRS to investigate partisan violations at ALEC, along with other financial improprieties. MORE

Jul. 3, 2012

Russian authorities have introduced a draft law that would require nonprofit organizations that receive financing from outside Russia to publicly declare themselves foreign agents, a term that, to Russians, evokes cold war-era espionage and is likely to discredit the organizations’ work in the eyes of the public; if passed, the bill would complement a new law penalizing Russians for taking part in unauthorized protests, which was rushed through Parliament in June. MORE

Apr. 24, 2012

Egyptian ministry has rejected the applications for registration of eight American nonprofit groups; action is country's first on status of foreign-backed nonprofit groups since its criminal prosecution of three American-backed organizations, which set off a crisis in relations with the United States. MORE

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